Independence Bowl

UCLA can achieve back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since 1997-98 by beating Kansas State in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Friday. The Times' Chris Foster takes a look at the matchups and story lines. Bad resume Kansas State defensive coordinator Tom Hayes assessed the UCLA offense, saying, "They do a lot of the same things that members of the Big 12 do on offense." That might not be a good thing for the Wildcats, who have had trouble with creative quarterbacks running up-tempo offenses in the Big 12 this season. Baylor's Bryce Petty completed 34 of 40 passes for 412 yards in a 38-27 victory. Texas Christian's Trevone Boykin threw for 219 yards and ran...